Should MSNBC Suspend Chris Matthews for Political Bias?

After Chris Matthews of MSNBC revealed that the main-stream media (MSM) is planning to report on June 7, 2016 that Hillary Clinton has won the nomination, despite the fact that no one wins the nomination until the conclusion of the Democratic Convention in July, the Internet has had enough.

MoveOn.org has a petition for his removal from MSNBC for being a blatant shill for Hillary Clinton.

A meme went viral suggesting that Bernie Sanders Supporters should counter the MSM propaganda attack with #BernieWinsCalifornia at 5pm Eastern Time, but James Walker at Source Planet suggests that this counter-attack will actually defeat Bernie by creating a false sense of security among voters who will then choose not to vote.

This makes perfect sense since it will only be 2 P.M. Pacific time, and it may affect even more voters than the MSM attack.

But Chris Matthews has alerted us about this. Just like Judas was vilified despite being instrumental in Jesus's plan to save Christian souls, should we vilify Chris Matthews? Hell yes.

District Profiles of Progressive Candidates

I found a great list of progressive candidates at Progressive Army's website.*  While their personal profiles are interesting, we need to learn about their districts for strategic purposes. I will attempt to compile as many relevant links as I can.

• Tulsi Gabbard: Hawaii 2nd Congressional District U.S. House of Representatives
• District Wikipedia Page
• Open Secrets District Funding Profile
• Keith Ellison: Minnesota 5th Congressional District U.S. House of Representatives
• District Wikipedia Page
• Open Secrets District Funding Profile
• Zephyr Teachout: New York 19th Congressional District U.S. House of Representatives
• District Wikipedia Page
• Open Secrets District Funding Profile
• Peter Welch: Vermont At-Large Congressional District U.S. House of Representatives
• District Wikipedia Page
• Open Secrets District Funding Profile
• Lucy Flores: Nevada 4th Congressional District U.S. House of Representatives
• District Wikipedia Page
• Open Secrets District Funding Profile
• Tim Canova: Florida 23rd Congressional District U.S. House of Representatives
• District Wikipedia Page
• Open Secrets District Funding Profile
• Pramila Jayapal: Washington 7th Congressional District U.S. House of Representatives
• District Wikipedia Page
• Open Secrets District Funding Profile
• Tom Fiegen: Iowa U.S. Senate
• Wikipedia Page for 2016 U.S. Senate Election for Iowa
• Opponent: Chuck Grassley
• Open Secrets Iowa Senate Race Funding Profile
• Bao Nguyen: California 46th Congressional District U.S. House of Representatives
• District Wikipedia Page
• Open Secrets District Funding Profile
• Preston Picus: California 12th Congressional District  U.S. House of Representatives
• District Wikipedia Page
• Open Secrets District Funding Profile
• Kevin Stine: Oregon U.S. Senate
• Wikipedia Page for 2016 U.S. Senate Election for Oregon
• Open Secrets District Funding Profile
• Alex Law: New Jersey 1st District
• District Wikipedia Page
• Open Secrets New Jersey District 1 Funding Profile

*Alex Law is Running for Congress in New Jersey's 1st District, not for Senate which holds elections in 2018 and 2020.

PSYWAR: You Are Living in Learned Helplessness

Wikipedia

Learned Helplessness

A basic description of the term

Yale University

Social Pressure and Voter Turnout: Evidence from a Large-Scale Field Experiment

Mailers sent to voters that threatened to publish to their neighbors whether or not they voted, increased voter turnout.

Harvard University

Free Will and Punishment: A Mechanistic View of Human Nature Reduces Retribution (PDF)

Quote from abstract: "If free-will beliefs support attributions of moral responsibility, then reducing these beliefs should make people less retributive in their attitudes about punishment."
( Studies show that scientific education about free-will mitigates vindictiveness. ) This may also apply to aggravating Learned Helplessness in the public through propaganda.

Wikipedia

Social Engineering AND Manufacturing Consent

Psychological manipulation on a large scale, of attitudes and social behaviors. AND an overview of the book by Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky

Wikipedia

Group Dynamics AND Groupthink

The psychological study of small groups and how they often make bad decisions.

Demos

Why Voting Matters: Large Disparaties in Turnout Benefit the Donor Class

You should never let anyone convince you that voting is a waste of time.

Repeat these words as often as you can, no matter what the circumstances:

"Learned Helplessness."

I was feeling beaten-down by blogs and news websites that continue to post crazy gaffs and quotes from politicians, like watching a runaway train carrying crude oil inevitably heading for disaster, disaster for America.

We are being conditioned by demagoguery like "Congressional Obstruction," "Gridlock." "Fascist," "Socialist" and many more. Now I'm beginning to understand why college students are creating "Safe Spaces." They are completely fed-up with such "Trigger Rhetoric."

I think they understand the psychological warfare tactic of conditioning Learned Helplessness through relentless disparaging news reports about politics.

I like Bernie Sanders because he has very clear and unwavering concerns and ideas for us. It would be very easy for me to completely turn off the news and un-follow both the main-stream and alternative media (with one or two exceptions).

Republican Senate Seat Challenged

Tammy Duckworth (D): Illinois 8th Congressional District. Running against Mark Kirk(R) for the U.S. Senate in 2016

Wikipedia

Tammy Duckworth

Basic Biography

Vote Smart

Tammy Duckworth's Political Summary

Bio, Votes, Positions, Ratings, Speeches, Funding

Open Secrets

Rep. Tammy Duckworth

Campaign Finance Data

Gov Track

Rep. Tammy Duckworth

Voting Record

BallotPedia

Tammy Duckworth

Key votes and other information

Chicago Tribune

Morning Spin: Duckworth snags teachers union endorsement in U.S. Senate race

Latest Local News

Progressive Democrats need to take back the House and Senate to make the Bernie Sanders administration a success.

Tammy Duckworth is running for Mark Kirk's Senate seat and every bit of support from across the nation is needed to support her and any other REAL PROGRESSIVES.

By the look of her campaign finance records, she does get PAC money, and she was endorsed by Hillary Clinton, but hey, Kirk's a Republican. If you can get a Sanders Progressive candidate in there to challenge from even farther left, more power to you!

The "Bernie Bros" Shill Gallery

BuzzFeed News

The Bernie Bros Are A Problem And The Sanders Campaign Is Trying To Stop Them

There are always trolls on the Internet, but some trolls are plants.

The New Republic

The Sanders campaign knows the “Bernie Bros” are a problem.

"Bernie Bros" allegedly infiltrate Clinton Campaign Rallies.

The Atlantic

Here Comes the Berniebro

Trying to Conscript regular Internet trolls into the ranks of "Berniebros"

Boston Globe

College students backing Clinton are frustrated with ‘Bernie Bros’

The "Bernie Bros" Army Invades College Campuses. One Sanders supporter becomes a "Bands of Bernie Bros."

The Slot

Bernie Sanders' Campaign Is Concerned About the 'Berniebro,' As They Maybe Should Be

The origin of the Term "Berniebro" is identified as being coined from The Atlantic in October. This article identifies them as "his social media goons."

Paul Krugman - The New York Times

Health Wonks and Bernie Bros

Even a (quickly becoming formerly) respected economist like Paul Krugman isn't above the overgeneralization.

Student Activism

Here’s Why Bernie Bros are a Thing. Here’s How to Fix It.

Hillary's people are not being aggressive, they are being Passive-Aggresive.

Medium Corporation

‘Bernie Bros’ are real, and ignoring that doesn’t change anything.

An attempt to counter-argue the refutation that "Bernie Bros" are somehow organized by the Sanders Campaign.

BBC

Bernie Sanders supporters get a bad reputation online

Note

The Stranger - SLOG

Bernie Bros: Same Old Trolls, Brand New Name?

AMBIGUITY: Not much detail in this article, but it seems to suggest that All Bernie Sanders male supporters are trolls.

I don't pay attention to main-stream media anymore since I earned my BA in Communication and recognized the media for what it really is.

I woke up this morning to a post by The Intercept on my Facebook feed: The “Bernie Bros” Narrative: a Cheap Campaign Tactic Masquerading as Journalism and Social Activism.

I had to Google search "Bernie Bros" and some of the results are in the box on the left.

I learned my lesson. Now I have no choice but to keep an eye on even the BBC and the New York Times for this acrid Bullshit.

U.S. Uncut: The ‘Bernie Bro’ is a Media Myth. It Needs to Die
Jacobin: The Myth of the Bernie Bro
NYMag - The Cut: The Bernie Bros vs. the Hillarybots

The Clinton Dynasty: What You Need To Know

The Clinton Dynasty

The Washington Post

TWO CLINTONS. 41 YEARS. $3 BILLION.

Inside the Clinton Dynasty

BallotPedia

Bill Clinton AND Hillary Clinton

Biographies and Legislative Actions

GovTrack

Senator Hillary Clinton

Bill Sponsorship and Senate Voting Record

Money In State Politics

General Search Results for Bill Clinton AND General Search Results for Hillary Clinton

Money at the state level

Open Secrets

General Search Results for William Jefferson Clinton

Some search results may be unrelated. Revolving Door usually implies a political-corporate conflict of interest, AKA Cronyism.

Open Secrets

General Search Results

A world of Intrigue

Vote Smart

Hillary Clinton's Biography and More

See also Votes, Positions, Ratings, Speeches, and Funding

The Washington Post article inspired me to re-post some links for your voting information benefit.

In the end you may be impressed or horrified, but at least you will be informed enough to know you made the right decision when you vote for Bernie Sanders. #FeelTheBern

UPDATE: You must see this: Mother Jones: Hillary Clinton's Strange Definition of "Middle Class"

Oblique Political Strategy: Disparage Your Opponent's Staff to the Media

CNN

Sanders campaign grumbled over debate format changes

"A person who was on the call told CNN" Paris is ahead by 7 hours. The attacks occured at 9:20 PM Paris Time which would be 2:20 PM on Friday Afternoon

Yahoo!

Sanders aide pushes back against CBS switch to foreign policy focus for debate

"A staffer for one of the other campaigns who was also on the call described the exchange to Yahoo News as “heated” and even “bizarre,” and a second source on the call confirmed the nature of the exchange."

Rolling Stone

Rival Campaign: Bernie Sanders Aide Threw 'Fit' About Debate Shift

"A second source told Yahoo News that both the O'Malley and Clinton campaigns were in favor of CBS's decision,..."

Politico

Sanders fights CBS move to change debate format after Paris

"But Sanders' team forcefully opposed any changes – and, to the amazement of the network and the other Democrats who decried his tone-deafness, crowed publicly about limiting the foreign policy component..."

The Hill

Sanders camp spars with CBS over debate: report

But Sanders’s aide, the report said, still objected, and “he got very hot and there was like a five- or seven-minute back and forth and he just wouldn’t let it go,” the campaign source told Yahoo News.

Google Search

"sanders aid has a fit"

The search results can tell the rest of the story.

The Paris Attacks started at 9:20 PM Friday according to CNN, which would be 4:20 PM Eastern U.S. time according to CNN. According to Yahoo, the conference call was on Saturday Morning. If the conference call took place in Iowa that would make sense.

I need to get my time zones figured out:

The entire mass media jumped on this bandwagon. What kind of story is this? It seems like a swarm of Piranhas to a single drop of blood that may or may not even exist.

It's obvious how complicit most of the media is against Bernie Sanders, how likely would something like this be a complete fabrication?

My Bernie Sanders Google News Alert: Interesting?

The Los Angeles Times

A conservative explains what he likes about Bernie Sanders

The first sentence includes "Sanders has not dominated the polls..."

The Washington Post

Morning Plum: Hillary Clinton appears to have neutralized the Bernie Sanders threat

Cites a New York Times/CBS News Poll. LOL

The Wall Street Journal

For Bernie Sanders, Party Loyalty Is a Tricky Issue

This article hinges on two un-named "people involved in a discussion." There are too many assumptions from ignorance to mention. Bernie is an Independent, not a Democrat you morons.

CNN

Ryan Gosling spreads message from Bernie Sanders

Who is Ryan Gosling? I looked him up on IMDB and discovered that because of my circumstances, my eyes never crossed paths with any of his performances. Not even for one second.

Huffington Post

Sarah Palin Explains Why She Gets A Kick Out Of Bernie Sanders

Really? Huffington Post Editors allow a Sarah Palin quote back onto the Internet, because the article was written by the "Deputy Politics Editor." You can't wash out this stain.

Alternet

Watch: Stephen Colbert's Surprisingly Good Bernie Sanders Impression

The news here is that Google allowed Alternet to show up in my Bernie Sanders news alert. Congrats to Alternet for making inroads into Google's corporate media salad.

NBC News

Is Bernie Sanders Toning It Down On The Stump?

The author was apparently born the day after Bernie Sanders announced his candidacy. Adorable.

CBS News

Who played Bernie Sanders on "SNL"?

This must be in response to the pile of letters that CBS regularly receives from its audience. Now do you get the picture of CBS polling data?

The Week

Bernie Sanders polls best among voters who earn $100,000 or more

Cites an ABC News/Washington Post poll. Since I'm never polled by anyone, I can safely assume that this data source didn't include any of Bernie's millions of donors.

Truthdig

VIDEO: Economist Joseph Stiglitz Slams Obama on TPP and Praises Bernie Sanders

Congrats to Truthdig for making it into Google News Alerts. Now watch the videos.

The Washington Post

Bernie Sanders 'Rigged Economy' | Campaign 2016

A Campaign advertisement spot for Bernie Sanders, sanwiched between an ad for Chevron and a conservative ad for David Vitter getting Christian redemption. After all, "who hasn't made mistakes?"

The Christian Post

Ben Carson, Bernie Sanders Propose Different Solutions as Campus Activism Explodes

This article seems to suggest that being against racism on campus is being "politically correct," and you'll never guess who is "warning Americans about the dangers of political correctness."

The Main-Stream media continues to insist that Bernie is not the overwhelming favorite among the unwashed masses.

What is interesting about these stories is that both Alternet and Trutdig made it onto the top tier of my Google News alert.

The truly weird article on the list is from the Christian Post, The author not only seems to try and conflate the Million Student March with the University of Missouri anti-racism protests which have nothing to do with each-other, but also injects Ben Carson's warning about political correctness on campus into the article, which seems to suggest that being against racism is being politically correct.

How weird is that?

Bernie Under Attack

Slate

Hillary Clinton Is Smearing Bernie Sanders as a Sexist

Huffington Post

Hillary Clinton Shuts Down Those Who Accuse Women Of 'Shouting'

Buzz Feed News

Clinton VP Offer “Edgy Or Snarky But Nothing More,” Says Sanders Campaign Manager

The Washington Post

Bernie Sanders is not impressed with your questions about Hillary Clinton’s hair

Daily Kos

The sexist smear of Bernie Sanders

Salon

Hillary baits Bernie beautifully: “Shouting,” sexism — and the simple sorry that would make Sanders look less jerky

They tried racism, now they're trying sexism? You can read about all the details in the links.

There comes a point in time where a candidate's message is so simple, so clear and concise, that it becomes the sharpest sword on the field of battle, and can never be dulled by any ambiguity of position,

Bernie Sanders has made up my mind. Unless someone new steps in, or something truly dark from Bernie's past rears its ugly head, there really is no reason for me to follow presidential politics anymore.

The important work lies ahead. As voters we must find a Congress that will work with Bernie.

We must look into our own states and our own congressional districts to find Representatives and Senators who have the courage to endorse Bernie Sanders.

Please use the following resources to find your Legislators:

• https://votesmart.org/
• http://www.opensecrets.org/
• http://ballotpedia.org/Main_Page
• https://www.govtrack.us/

Angus Deaton: Winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Economics

Angus Deaton
2015 Economics Nobel Laureate
Confirms what Bernie Sanders has been saying for years and years!

The New York Times

Why Angus Deaton Deserved the Economics Nobel Prize

NobelPrize.org

Consumption, great and small

The Washington Post

Princeton professor Angus Deaton wins Nobel Prize in economics

Princeton.edu

Angus Deaton

The New York Times

Paul Krugman: Explaining US Inequality Exceptionalism

Robert Reich

How to Shrink Inequality

NJToday.net

Bernie Sanders has spent decades attacking inequality. Now the country is listening.

Princeton Professor Angus Deaton won the Nobel Prize in Economics.

A large portion of Bernie Sanders run for the White House in 2015 has been Economic Inequality. Economists Paul Krugman and Robert Reich have been writing about it for years too.

It looks like there is a growing consensus that income inequality is reaching the same ratio that predated the French Revolution that ended the reign of King Louis XVI, and later the Russian Communist Revolution that ended the reign of Tsar Nicholas II.

What's the difference between then and now? The proliferation of firearms among the American people. What's Bernie's position on guns?

So, which way do you want America to go, left or down in flames?

American Politics Apocalypse

Reverb Press

The Republican Party Is Quite Officially F'd

Reno Gazette-Journal

Letter: GOP may be finished with or without Trump

The Daily Beast

McCarthy Bails, GOP Dumpster Fire Ensues

CBS News

Political Outsiders through the Ages

Huffington Post

Is This the End of the GOP?

Penn Live

Does the rise of Trump mean the end times are nigh for the GOP?: Tony May

The Washington Examiner

Press sounds the alarm: Is this the end of the GOP?

The Wall Street Journal

A Chance to End Republican Dysfunction

American Enterprise Institute

The end of polling as we know it?

King 5

Rare move forces Export Import Vote

CNN

Donald Trump and Jeb Bush aren't on the same planet

Huffington Post

If Nominated, Bernie Will Win

It's not quite Sunday morning but the Sunday morning news shows should be interesting this weekend. It's becoming trendy to opine the demise of the Republican Party due to certain recent activity.

History Is Catching Up to Bernie Sanders

Senator Bernie Sanders (I) Vermont
Running for President in 2016

Huffington Post

Bernie Sanders Has One Pro-Wall Street Vote

BallotPedia

Bernie Sanders Profile

GovTrack

Berie Sanders Voting Record

Open Secrets

Bernie Sanders' Campaign Finance Record

Politifact

Bernie Sanders' Truthfulness

Vote Smart

More Facts about Bernie Sanders

It seems history is catching up. People are doing some digging and spreading negative info, so I gathered some fact sources about Bernie Sanders that should put your mind at ease, or fill you with sheer terror depending on your ideology.